Convertible wagon-body.



C. E. GREGORY. CONVERTIBLE WAGON BODY- APPLICATION FILED MAYIQ. 1912.

Patented Nov. 27, 191% To'aZZw'iwm timely concern? positions or secured'in p tionsupon theffixedslde and end boards convenient in use,

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:oHAnLEs 'n. GREGORY,{QF STAMPING GROUND, KENTUCKY.

menses.

"Be it known thatLf'CrnmLns GREG RY, a 'citizen of the United States, residing at Stamping'Ground, inthe county ofSott and-State ofKentuckyfhzwe invented certainnew andfuseful Improvements in ConvertibleWVagon-Bodies, "of which the follow, ing is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanyingdrawing V This invention relates to an improved 0on vertiblefwagon body,'and'has for its primary objectto providemeansfor easily and quickly converting the-body of a Wagon or siiiiilar vehicle for use eitherfor ordinary transportation purposeso'r as a hay rack.

It is another and more particular object of the invention to mounting and {arrangement of adjustable side and end "boards 7 which "may be easily andquickly disposed vertical upright positheWvagodbody. v

is another important object of the in ve tion toprovide an improved detachable hay 'rack' and means 'for easily and quickly arranging t e samei operative position with respecttothe Wagon body or removing it therefrom. p a

"it is a further" general object of my invention to provide body as -above charzu'zterized Which is simple and durable in its construction, entirely practical as Well as highly serviceableand and capable of manufacture atrelatively small cost. 1

With the above and'other objectsin View, my invention consistsv in the novel features of construction,

mei'lt' of partsto be hereinafter more fully described; claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

in whiehi F1gure%1is a perspect ve View of ilne proved Wagon body" showing the adjustable :en'd boards in their upright positacha'ble hay rack mounted in position adjustable side boards and i Figie is hoardsin 'itsreleasedcondition;

ableside and upon the outer face of each oflthese providean improved in outwardly inclined" a convertible Wagon combination and arran e is a detail vertical section showing] an auxiliary end board inoiunted betiveenthe "Vers 17 at the of the agon body an enlarged elevation j h flooking' nieansflfor the adjustable, body? I oonvnnrrnnn WAGON-BODY.

Patented Nov. 27, from.

Application fileii'May 19, 1917. serialno. 169,704. I

designates the floor or bed of a Wagon body; tothe sides and ends of \vhicli the longitudinal and transverse vertically disposed boards 6 and"? respectively are suitably secured. To eachof these side and end boards, the spaced, vertically disposed, metal strap bars 8 are securely bolted upon themselves to provide These loops serveas gated, Ushaped rods WhichWill be presently explains 11 andl2respectivel ,indicatethe adjustand end boards of the agon elongated loops giiides for the elon- 10, the purpose of boards, thejspaced metal strap bars13 are secured. These the upper ends of the' netal straps 8 on the fixed side and end boards 6 andfl The other straps 13 are provided With ends of the sleeves-15. Theterminalsofeaehof the U strut or brace for the adjustable side and end boards.

' For the purpose of securely clamping and in their erect; or upright fiXedYboardst and"? of p'rovideup'on the outer side of each of the end'boards 12 and adjacent to the opposite ends thereof, 'a lever '17 having an angular inner end portion 18 Whichis pivoted at its extremity, other end of the lever 17 terminates in a hook 20 Whieh is adapted for engagement through the eye o f'a bolt 21 which is fixed in the adjacentend of one of the Sideboards 111 Links 22 are pivotally connected at one ofth'eir ends, as @1523, to the respectivelejuncture of the angular end portion 18 to the body ofgtlielever. "The other ends of the links 22 arecon'n ected at spacedpointe to an operating lei er preferably being andhaving a suitable positions upon the of the term shoivn operating handle 25 Referring in "detail "to the drawing, 5'

I or riveted, the lower POl'iJIODS'Qi said barsbeing bent or returned ody,

bars,- atone oftheir ends, arelnngedly connected, as shown at 145.150

h is loosely engaged to rotate in'the and end boards are bears upon the lower closed holdingthe sideand end" boards 11 and 12 the Wagon body, I

seat 19, upon the hoard. 12. The

lever 24:, said tion upon the end board so lever 24; over When the lever 241: in Fig. 4: of the formed upon one end.

is in the position seen drawing, it 17 are moved laterally in an outward dlrec- 20 thereof are elevated. and end boards 11 and to upright positions upon ing fixed side and end boards 6 and 7 of the wagon body, the operator throws the to theposition seen in Fig. 1 of the drawing, thus moving the pivotal connections between said levers and the links 22 past each other and drawing the levers 17 inwardly and downwardlyso as to engage their terminal hooks 20 in therespective eye-bolts 21 fixed to the sides 11 of the wagon boards 11 and 12 are in: contact with each 12 being nowraised the correspond,

rigidly secured or held 24: is raised to release the hooks from the eye-bolts, the several side and end boards 11' a'nd12 swing outwardly to the inclined positions shown-in Fig.2, such movement the bracing rods 10 engagloops 9 as above stated. p ,If desired, either or both ends 'of the wagon body may be provided with. an auxil-v iary end board indicated at 26 which, when the endboards 12 are disposed in their outy can be insertedv wardly inclined, positions, above the fixed end boards 7.. This auxiliary end'board 26 is also provided with a holding device similar scribed, and the hooks 20 ofsaid device may i be engaged in the eye-bolts 21 on the ad ust able side boards 11 to hold the latter intheir upright positions. Thus, the outwardly inclined end board or support which is of convenience in loading or unloading the vehicle.

In connection with my improved convertible wagon body, I also employ a detachable hay rack shownin This rackincludes spaced uprights 27 which are connected byone or more horizontal bars 2 8. To the lower ends of theuprights 27, the metal strap bars extending beneath said uprights and having the angular-1y disposed, medial portions 32. "Braces .33 are secured to thelower ends of the uprights 27; and to the angular portions 32 0f the strap bars31.

The free ends of thesestrap bars are vejrti-. cally disposed and terminatercin the hooks 34L] These, hooks are. adapted forf engage;

ment under. a rod 35 which is fixed in the eye-bolts 36secured in the floor or bed 5 of thewagon b0dy. In the use of thehay racks, they may be arranged at one or both.

. ends o'fthewagon body and, if desired, also along, the sides thereof. The side andend boards l1.and'12 are first disposed their will beobserved that the leversthatthe hooks The adjustable side body. 7 Thus, the side and end other in their vertical or upright positions. As soon as the lever to that "above de- 12 will constitute a step Fig. 2 of the drawing;

strap bars 31 are fixed, said member is then arranged in position within the wagonbody and "the, hooks 3 L engaged over the rod 85. The rack is thenswung upw.ardly, the' hooks turning freely on said rod until the rack is disposed in a vertical position with the inclined medial portions 32 of thestrap bars 31 resting upon the upper surface ofthe adjustable end board 12. Thus, the wagonbody may .be readily converted. for use as "a hay rack for: in the transportation of various other commodities.

. From theforegoing descriptiomtaken in connection with the accompanying drawing,

the construction, manner oi? use and several advantages of the anvention will be clearly and fully understood.

seen that I have devised a very simpleand serviceable vehicle or wagon construction wherein the several adjustments may be easily and quickly ,made Inpractical use, the convertible wagon body has been found very serviceable for gen of course, be manifest-that]theadjustable side and end boards of the wagonbody can be 'ofan'y desired.w1dth,,and theguide loops 2 9,canalso be of various 'lengthsso that the adjustable side and'end boards will SllP-' desired inclination. I have ported at the construction but it .is manifest that this detachablerack is capable of considerable variation. The rack can be very easily and quickly arranged in position or removed simply, Icy-swinging the same inwardly and downwardly from the floor of the wagon'so can then be disengaged from the 'rodJ35. NVhen in use, braced and. sustained in its erect position.

The. various p, other elements above reterred to are alsosusceptible of considerable modi fication and it is, therefore,

stood that I reserve the privilege of ad0pting all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

tion, lwhatfl "desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent 1s: i

having fixed sideand end boards, mountedupon the upper edges of the body boards, means of the adjustable boardsto outwardly in- I I W l be p p eral transportation A purposes required inffarm work. ,It will,

that the hooks 2A the rackjis' v etme to be underloo Having thus .fully described myiinven V clined positions .with respect to thezbody boards, spaced levers having angular ends pivotally 'mounted upon each of the adjustable, end boar'ls, the other ends of said levers terminating in i I i i M i lever, links operatively connecting said anular levers to the operating lever, f eye-] hooks, an operating 301118 fixed n t e edi l' e leis debeardsiorjhaving adjustable side and end boards, of a hay rack including spaced uprights, metal Copies of this patent may be strap bars fixed to the lower ends of said uprights, said metal straps terminating in hooks at one of their ends, each of said strap bars having an angular portion to rest upon the angular surface of one of the 20 adjustable boards of the Wagon body, and a rod mounted above the floor of the Wagon body for detachable engagement by said hooks.

In testimony signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

CHARLES E. GREGORY. Witnesses:

MARY HILL, BEN OLEBBoo.

obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

whereof I hereunto aflix my 25 

